There were extensive manufacturing facilities, including those of motors and cycles with their accessories, also paper-mills, breweries, etc.

The district contained the now publicly owned Aston Hall.

[1] Aston Manor was granted a charter of incorporation to become a municipal borough in 1903.

It instead was added to the county borough of Birmingham on 9 November[3] that year.

[4][full citation needed] On 1 April 1912 the parish was abolished and merged with Birmingham.